Evento

Simply Jazz | MINGLE @ the Mingei

MINGEI INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM
1439 El Prado in Balboa Park
Sunday at 6:00 pm
January 26, 2014
Concert Host: Peter Sprague
Featured Artist: Music of Peter Sprague

Dave Drexler, voice (...of words and music)
Beth Ross Buckley, flute
Peter Sprague, guitar
Fred Benedetti, guitar
Gunnar Biggs, double bass

Riding the wave of tradition, Camarada continues its four-year collaboration with San Diego jazz icon, Peter Sprague. Peter is a critically acclaimed American jazz guitarist, composer, musical arranger and music producer. In 1984 noted jazz critic Leonard Feather, in a review for the Los Angeles Times, called Sprague, "One of the emergent great guitarists."

Debuting with Camarada as singer and host is Jazz 88.3 Inside Art's Dave Drexler. A trusted broadcast professional for more than 30 years, Emmy-winning Dave Drexler is one of San Diego's best-known voice-over talents, on-camera presenters and media writer/producers. Dave will be provide concert commentary and perform Double Rainbow by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Route 66 by Bobby Troup. This Simply Jazz program will include many of Peter's personal favorites: Mundaka, Rainbows, Islas Canarias, Jimenco, The Canticle for Richard, and India Zack. Plus Double Rainbow by Jobim and Route 66 by Bobby Troup.

Docent tours of the Mingei are available beginning at 5:00 pm. Mingling at intermission features wine from Martin Steinley Wine Merchant.